St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29

insurance Companies will Get
Out.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-Among fire insurance
companies in this city there is much uneasi
ness caused by the formidable front shown
by Robert Nelson, the labor party's
candidate for mayor. Should he be elected.
and at present his prospects are quite favor
able, untold woe is predicted by
the insurance companies for the
city. This afternoon meeting of
the managers of the leading companies was
held in the home building on La Sale street.
1t was of the star chamber order, and in
Quisitive persons were kept from gaming
an entrance. The purport of the conference
was the political situation and the outcome
should the Labor party win. Carter Har-
rison's declaration that it would take
man of great nerve to handle the municipal
helm, should the anarchists be hanged, was
commented upon at length. 1t was thought
by several present, that when the mayor
made his speech he was looking for a renomi-
nation; but now that he has withdrawn from
the mayoralty race. it appears to many that
the mayor had good cause for making such
an assertion. On LaSalle street this evening
it was common talk that should Nelson
be elected the insurance companies
would withdraw all their risks.
Before trusting their interests to a socialistic
police and fire department they would quit
business in this city. Though the situation
is not clearly defined, there is something IN it,
and of q character alarming to taxpayers as
well as insurance agents.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-''The political de-
struction of Carter Harrison" T. J. Morgan
says, was caused by the same element that
made him mayor of Chicago, He was elected
and beaten by the socialists. They were the
people who kept him in Office for eight years.
He was ungrateful and never acknowledged
l. 49,
TONS and so will every man die q polit-
ical death if he uses the labor move
ment for his own political advantage. There
was great activity to-day about the head
quarters of the United Labor party in the old
board of trade building. Arrangements
were being made for a large number of
mass meetings in the different
wards during the week. The greatest
confidence prevailed among the people who
crowded the headquarters that Nelson would
be the next mayor. 1.-The United Labor
party said one OF the workers, ''polled 49,
QUO votes in this city last fall.
We have already naturalized 5000 new voters
for next Tuesday, election, and besides we will
get thousands of votes from the Democratic
party on account Of the demoraiZed condi-
ton of things there The Democrats are
still searching for standard bearer. The con-
ference committee appointed by the city CEN
trail committee to agree on candidates for the
mayoralty and treasuryship met this morn
ing. About score of names were suggested
for the mayoralty nominations, but no one
could give any assurance that any of the
gentlemen named would consent
to run. Mr., Cregier's name came
up and was rather roughly handled.
1t was generally conceded that
his conduct had been rather reprehensble;
that he made the charge of betrayal by Har-
rison before he had any intimation that he
could receive the nomination After an
hours deliberation subcommittee were
delegated to wait upon Marshal Field,
Potter Palmer, NJ. T. Tuley DIR. DeWolf, John
A. King, Erskine NJ. Phelps, Charles w.
Brega, Frank Parmelee and several others,
to ascertain If any OF these gentlemen would
permit his name to go before the convention.
The conferees freely acknowledged that
Mayor Harrison's withdrawal was a serious
setback to the party, but they saw with
good man at the head of the ticket they can
make vigorous campaign. Up TO midnight
no names had been formally or even def
nitely decided upon. When the conference
committee met tonight affairs were statue
quo and adjournment was again taken to per-
NIT the committee to resume their quest.